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summer opera along with annual concerts
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who consistenly model high ethical and moral standards of behavior advocated by the Collaborative: Responsiblity, Compassion,
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BY JEB BING
Teenagers shine
at Youth &
Government Day
W
hen my 14-year-old
grandson Jordan Nally
asked me to join him
on a YMCA trip to Sacramento,
I envisioned rafting down the
Sacramento River followed by
a campfire supper and a singalong. Was I surprised. This was
a statewide Youth & Government
program that involved most of the
YMCA organizations in California,
including 28 high school students
and three advisors from the TriValley YMCA. As I walked to the
Capitol and hotel meeting rooms, I
found myself among 2,500 smartly
dressed teenagers on their best behavior, each carrying thick binders
with a 46-page “Model Legislature
& Court” program schedule. The
boys wore suits and ties, and since
this was a five-day conference,
they had to know how to tie their
own ties each morning, which was
a first-time challenge for some.
The girls were also dressed professionally. For everyone in this
freshman-to-senior age group, the
dress code for this convention was
far different from the high school
campuses they represented.
The trip, under the direction of
Kelly O’Lague Dulka, executive director of the Tri-Valley Y, and Jeff
Atwood and Tim Stier, program
director and associate program director, respectively, culminated the
model legislature and court program year for the Y. Its delegation
along with the others participated
using the actual chambers of the
State Supreme Court, Assembly and
Senate to study and conduct mock
state government work while producing a daily newspaper to cover
all the developments. The Tri-Valley
Y had been preparing for six months
for this conference by attending
weekly meetings and also by holding two preparatory conferences in
central California. The freshman
division of Youth & Government
is called Forum and several of the
local Y’s ninth graders distinguished
themselves. In a rigorous political
campaign, I’m proud to say that
my grandson Jordan was elected
Speaker of the Assembly, which
made me glad I was on scene to
cheer. Other local leaders who were
also elected to key posts were Grant
Bonham, chosen at Senate Clerk;
Vidya Awasty, Assembly Clerk; Madison Brinnon, Senator of the Year;
Morgan Ingram, runner-up Senator
of the Year; Dena Benham, Editorin-Chief of the Forum Press; and
Edward Wang, Editor of the Forum
Press. Albi Solana came home with
the Y’s Political Action Committee
(PAC) Team Award for his leadership and initiative as a lobbyist.
At the weekly delegation meetings
preceding this conference, each delegation was required to write at least
one bill to take to Sacramento for
the Senate and Assembly to debate.
Annie Dulka (Kelly’s daughter), the
Tri-Valley’s bill sponsor, wrote and
debated a bill that seeks to amend the
elections code to allow a person that
is defined as homeless to use a homeless shelter as their place of residency
for the purpose of voting. Her bill
quickly moved through the Assembly
and went on to the Senate.
Mind you, this was serious business. Besides the program, the
California YMCA model legislature
printed a thick booklet each day of
the convention that listed 284 different bills that were written by individual Y organizations. Assembly
Bill 120, for example, written by the
Wilmington branch of the YMCA of
metropolitan Los Angeles, sought to
amend regulations for provisional
driver’s licenses. The Santa Anita
Family YMCA proposed AB 153
to require all pupils to complete
60 hours of community service in
order to graduate from high school.
Dulka’s bill was AB 162, followed by
AB 163 introduced by a San Diego
Y that would require all DMV offices
to stay open on Saturdays. Obviously, the students didn’t take the state’s
budget deficit into consideration, a
problem that has caused the governor to close DMVs on some Fridays
each year.
I sat in a Jury Trial Training session
where the Y youths were learning the
difficulties of jury selection. Taking
turns serving as prosecuting attorney
or defense attorney, or as one of a
number of prospective jurors, they
were guided in their questioning by a
volunteer Sacramento lawyer as they
tried to seat a jury in a case involving
harassment. In my experience as a
juror or prospective juror on numerous occasions, my own view was that
at least six of those finally chosen
would have been rejected in a real
courtroom, but the training session
was a good one.
I was honored to be part of the
“V.I.P.” luncheon, along with six faculty members from the Pleasanton
school district, including Amador
Valley High’s golf coach and Leadership teacher Clark Fuller and Adult
Education principal Glen Sparks.
Held in the grand ballroom of the
Hyatt Regency, the room was packed
with YMCA supporters, legislators
and sponsors. I sat with the Palo Alto
delegation, which operates half a
dozen Y’s on the Peninsula. Familiar
with those Y’s and their swimming
pools and large workout rooms, I
couldn’t help but ask the Tri-Valley
Y’s Dulka why we don’t have a big
YMCA facility here. I quickly found
my name added to her donors’ list of
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DIGEST
Get ready to give
Youth from all over the Tri-Valley and beyond will be collecting
food for the needy from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. March 6. Participants
can place bags with donations in
a visible location outside of their
home by 9 a.m. About 1,200
youth volunteers will go to more
than 32,000 homes Pleasanton,
Livermore, Dublin, Sunol, San
Ramon, Alamo, Danville, Walnut
Creek, Concord, Moraga, Orinda,
Lafayette and Pleasant Hill. To
participate, pick up a bag at the
Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints, at 6100 Paseo Santa
Cruz, off of Valley Avenue; or
at Valley Bible Church, at 7106
Johnson Drive. For details, call
David Bahr at 998-6513 or visit
www.youthservicecouncil.com.
Free jazz on Sunday
Get ready to groove as the
Pleasanton Public Library, at 400
Old Bernal Ave., hosts Round
Midnight at 2 p.m. Sunday. The
group will play some well-known
jazz tunes as well as blues and
bossa nova. Open to the public,
the free event will be held in the
library’s meeting room. For more
information, call Penny Johnson
at 931-3405.
PUSD board accepts teachers’ union contract
Class-size reduction, counselors and specialists appear to be spared with teacher, management concessions
BY EMILY WEST
While the school board approved
a contract with the teachers’ union
Tuesday night, one that would save
the district nearly $4.6 million, the
decision was not without controversy.
In an effort to be transparent
about the budget issues and negotiations with the unions, the district
had promised to provide the public
with ample time to review the
details of the tentative agreement
prior to the board’s vote. The agreement, however, was reached Friday
evening, shortly after an Amador
Valley High School student had
been killed in an apparent suicide.
It was dealing with this situation
that Superintendent John Casey
said delayed the management team
in getting the details posted online.
School board members agreed
that a mistake was made, but that
they were grateful to have concessions made by teachers and wanted
to move the process along quickly.
In the agreement with the Association of Pleasanton Teachers
union, teachers agreed to take three
unpaid furlough days in the current school year — scheduled for
April 1, May 28 and June 1 — and
five unpaid furlough days in 201011. The contract will last for three
years, with a one-year memorandum of understanding for changes
in the current contract.
Bill Faraghan, assistant superintendent of human resources, said
that contracts can be reopened each
year to discuss salaries. Both parties
can also request to open contract
discussions throughout the threeyear period, he added.
The eight furlough days resulted
in a nearly $1.9-million savings to
the district. Other portions of the
agreement include increasing staffing ratios at the middle and high
schools, from 26:1 to 27:1 and
27:1 to 28:1, respectively, at a savings of $864,000; the suspension
of the seven-period day at high
school ($448,000); suspension of
voluntary staff development hours
($380,000); and suspension of the
teacher support and training advisory committee ($15,000).
In a statement from APT president Trevor Knaggs, he said an
“overwhelming majority” of the
members were in favor of the agreement.
“Pleasanton teachers recognize
that their district is facing a severe
fiscal crisis and have shown by this
vote that they are prepared to be
part of the solution,” he said. “They
have agreed to a pay cut and other
concessions. Our hope is that the
Rose Hotel launches
flag program
The Rose Hotel, located at 807
Main St., is starting a new program March 1 called “United Nations — Wave Your Flag.” The
goal is to celebrate the diverse
heritages of hotel guests by honoring a different nationality each
month through United Nations
Day in October. Ireland will be the
first flag to be raised, followed by
Canada in April and Japan in May.
To learn more about the program,
visit www.rosehotel.net.
Corrections
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all significant errors. To request
a correction, call the editor
at (925) 600-0840 or e-mail:
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Mt. Diablo won’t
be renamed
‘Mt. Reagan,’
supervisors rule
Help, crafters needed
The Peddler Shoppe, located
in the Pleasanton Senior Center,
5353 Sunol Blvd., is looking for
volunteers to help sell crafts. The
store is open from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. weekdays and from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. Thursdays and the second Saturday of the month. Also
needed are senior crafters, age 50
or older, who live in Pleasanton,
Sunol, Dublin or Livermore to sell
handmade creations. Items should
be brought to the shop between
9:30 and 10:30 a.m. on the second Wednesday of the month for
review by the committee. To learn
more about the Peddler Shoppe,
call JoAnn Duncan at 640-1546.
community will also recognize the
need for further efforts to preserve
the standard of education provided
in the Pleasanton Unified School
District.”
With the concessions, many
programs mentioned during public comment portions of recent
meetings were able to be spared.
These programs include: maintaining class sizes in kindergarten
through third grade at 25:1 ($1.3
million) as well as ninth-grade English and Math at 25:1 ($404,000);
elementary physical education, science and vocal music specialists
($931,000); elementary reading
specialists at one full-time position per site ($720,000); maintaining current counseling services at
all levels ($752,000); and restoring the Barton reading program
Contra Costa board says
‘overwhelming support’ of
community wants to keep
historical name
train still on the tracks, causing traffic problems around the hub of the city.
Funeral services were scheduled for
Wednesday evening at Valley Community
Church, with a crowd expected to fill the
sanctuary. More than 100 fellow students
also held a candlelight vigil at the school the
Saturday, Feb. 20.
In response to the incident, the Pleasanton Unified School District planned a forum
for the community Thursday night in the
Contra Costa County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday in opposition of changing the
name of “Mount Diablo’’ to “Mount Reagan” in
honor of former president and California governor Ronald Reagan.
The board’s vote was in response to a petition from Oakley resident Arthur Mijares, who
said that he is a Christian and to him the name
“Devil” for the mountain is “derogatory, pejorative, offensive, obscene, blasphemous and
profane.”
The U.S. Board on Geographical Names,
which would make the decision on whether to
change the name, had asked the supervisors to
give their opinion on the proposed change.
The supervisors agreed to write a letter to the
Board on Geographical Names stating that they
oppose any change to the name because of the
overwhelming support from the community of
keeping the name Mount Diablo, the historical
significance of the name and the financial implications of a name change to local businesses and
government agencies that use the name “Diablo”
in their titles.
According to the conservation group Save
Mount Diablo, the reference to “diablo” or
the devil can be traced back to 1805 when
Spanish military troops were searching for
runaway Mission Indians. The soldiers found
a camp of Chupcan people and surrounded
it, but during the night, the Indians escaped
without notice into the thick brush. The foiled
soldiers called the site “Monte del Diablo” or
See SUICIDE on Page 6
See MT. DIABLO on Page 6
EMILY WEST
Emergency crews and police survey the scene at Main Street and the railroad tracks where an AVIS
student was killed in an apparent suicide.
Amador freshman killed by train
in an apparent suicide
In wake of Feb. 19 incident,
school district holds community forum
BY EMILY WEST
The community continues to mourn the
loss of an Amador Valley High School student who was killed by a train last Friday
afternoon in what police concluded to be an
apparent suicide.
Fourteen-year-old Evelyn Gonzalez was
killed shortly after 2:30 p.m. Feb. 19 when
she was hit by a Union Pacific freight train just
west of the Santa Rita Road crossing next to
the high school. Police and emergency crews
were on the scene into the night, with the
NEWS
Character appreciation
Collaborative seeks nominations
for community volunteers
When it comes to setting goals,
the people of Pleasanton often
refer back to the basics that have
helped shape this community of
character.
The traits of responsibility,
self-discipline, compassion, honesty, respect and integrity are
highlighted throughout the city
limits. Juanita Haugen, late and
longtime school board member,
was instrumental in developing
these six traits for the school
district. She later expanded the
program and became co-founder
of the Community of Character
Collaborative four years ago.
The Collaborative is now seeking nominations for the 2010
Juanita Haugen Community of
Character Award. Established in
2008, it recognizes Pleasanton
residents modeling high ethical
and moral standards of behavior. Much of it reflects Haugen,
the award’s namesake, who spent
countless hours of her life in
community service.
Nominees must be Pleasanton residents, demonstrate a
commitment to quality volun-
teer work in the community and
exhibit volunteerism above and
beyond their day-to-day duties.
Past award recipients include
Lori Rice and Diana and Howard
Mendenhall in 2008, and Jerri
Pantages-Long, Sue Evans and
Ken Mano in 2009.
To nominate someone who
has demonstrated a commitment
to the Community of Character
traits through volunteer work,
can download a form from
www.communityofcharacter.org.
Forms may also be picked up at
the Pleasanton Unified School
District office, 4665 Bernal Ave.;
the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce, 777 Peters Ave.; or at City
Hall, 200 Old Bernal Ave.
Forms must be submitted by
April 1 and winners will be announced May 6 at the Community of Character Collaborative
luncheon. The event will be held
at Castlewood Country Club.
Tickets are $35, which includes
a $5 donation to the Community
of Character Juanita Haugen Civic
Engagement Scholarship Fund.
—Emily West
Sheraton Pleasanton
has been sold
Previous financiers of hotel near Stoneridge
Shopping Center had filed default notice in
January 2009
BY JANET PELLETIER
The Sheraton Pleasanton Hotel
next to Stoneridge Shopping Center has been sold for $12.3 million, the hotel has announced.
PKF Capital San Francisco said
it arranged the sale of the 170room hotel to Pleasanton Lodging
LP, a partnership involving principals from Sethi Enterprises and
Kapoor Enterprises.
The property was converted to
a Sheraton Hotel from a Wyndham Garden Hotel in 2006 after
a multimillion dollar renovation.
Another $500,000 in renovations
was planned to be spent last year
but was curtailed due to financial
problems.
According to Alameda County
property records, the financiers
of the Sheraton filed a notice of
default in January 2009 due to
the worsening economy and a
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Wayne and Karen Couto took in the sights, sounds and competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
The Olympic experience
Couple travels to Vancouver to check out the games
Pleasanton residents Wayne and
Karen Couto have had a whirlwind past few days in Vancouver
for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
They brought a copy of the
Weekly newspaper to the opening
ceremonies last Friday, taking in
the special performances. Then,
they headed out to Whistler to
watch the men’s luge event.
“We love the Olympic spirit
of peace and competition and
have always wanted to attend,”
Wayne Couto said via email from
Vancouver. “We had been to Vancouver and Whistler on our first
vacation as a couple, so this was
the perfect opportunity.”
As of Wednesday evening, Team
USA narrowly held the medal
count lead over Germany, with a
total of 26 and 24 medals, respectively. The games will end with
closing ceremonies at 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 28.
—Janet Pelletier
SUICIDE
your students and talk with them
about their concerns and feelings,”
PUSD spokeswoman Myla Grasso
said in an email to parents and staff.
Signs of depression, she added,
include: sudden
changes in behavior, dramatic
changes in appetite, sleeping
difficulties, poor
performance in
school, trouble
concentrating
and agitation, inability to sit still, Evelyn
unexplained loss Gonzalez
of energy or excessive fatigue, loss of interest in
friends, increased drug/alcohol use,
constant feeling of worthlessness or
self-hatred, excessive risk taking,
preoccupation with death, dying,
or suicide; and giving away of personal or prized possessions.
Pleasanton Police Lt. Jeff Bretzing said he could not say why Gonzales walked onto the tracks but
the investigation is continuing. The
incident was called into police at
2:32 p.m. The last period at Amador ended at 3:09 p.m. Students
can leave campus earlier on pass if
approved by the district office or if
their seventh period class was cancelled. Students in that class noted
that Gonzales was absent.
Family and peers sought comfort
in posting online messages to a Facebook group as well as the Pleasanton
Weekly’s Town Square forum.
“I went to the candlelight today,
and as soon as the lady began to
speak Spanish and talk about Evelyn, I broke down in tears,” an
unidentified sophomore wrote on
Town Square Saturday. “Yet, I didn’t
even know Evelyn. It’s so sad to
think she felt so alone and felt so
unloved she would do this; I hope
she’s in heaven and that she is happier. My thoughts and prayers go to
her family, especially to her mother
and father.”
“I always saw u at lunch and
you always looked soo happy with
your friends... I was soo sad to hear
about what happened to you. I
hope you are happier now...I’m soo
sorry to the family. I hope everyone
is doing alright,” wrote Brianne
Isabelle Becker on Facebook.
Resources provided by the
school district include the 24-hour
Crisis Support Center, which can
be reached at 1-800-309-2131,
or the nonprofit website, www.
suicide.org. N
said he was in favor of renaming
the peak, in part because the name
to him represents the historic mistreatment of American Indians.
However, he suggested the new
name reflect the mountain’s historical ties to the Miwok tribe.
The petition to change the
mountain’s name is Mijares’ second
attempt. In 2005, he petitioned the
U.S. Board on Geographical Names
to change the name to “Mount
Yahweh.” The board also considered the names “Mount Miwok”
and “Mount Ohlone,” but ultimately decided against changing the
name after hearing opposition from
county supervisors, the California
Advisory Committee on Geographic Names and numerous local organizations, many of which use the
name “Diablo” in their titles.
—Bay City News
Continued from Page 5
Amador Valley High library. At the
forum, counselors spoke to parents
and members to the public about
how students are currently supported in the schools. They also
reviewed signs of depression and
looked for ways the community
and schools can work together to
support students.
Counselors were also made available over the weekend as well as
throughout the week at the high
school. Kevin Johnson, senior director of pupil services, told the
school board Tuesday night that
counselors from both Amador Valley and Foothill high schools will
meet and discuss measures that can
be adopted to prevent tragedies of
this kind from occurring again.
Johnson also mentioned that
they are converting the anonymous
student support tip line at 4175199 to receive texts along with
voicemails. He added that phone
numbers will show up if a message
is texted to the line, but that they
will commit to honoring the promise of anonymity.
“We encourage families to keep
lines of communication open with
MT. DIABLO
“Thicket of the Devil.”
Later, English-speaking settlers
mistakenly assumed that the name
“monte” meant “mountain” and
called the mountain “Mount Diablo.”
Benjamin Medel, who said he is
a descendent of the Miwok tribe
that lived in Contra Costa County,
NEWS
Livermore Lab unveils technology to save
truckers billions of gallons of diesel fuel
‘Significant step toward reducing the U.S. dependency
on fossil fuels’ — Lab Director George Miller
BY JEB BING
After more than a decade of research, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Tuesday
unveiled technology that they say
could save 3.4 billion gallons of
diesel fuel each year in the trucking
industry.
At a news conference inside a
wind tunnel at NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, scientists explained how reducing the
aerodynamic drag of a semi-truck
can increase the truck’s fuel efficiency, saving $10 billion in diesel
fuel costs annually.
Aerodynamic drag is caused by
pressure differences around the vehicle, and at highway speeds semitrucks use more than 50 percent of
the energy produced by the vehicle
engine to overcome that drag, ac-
cording to scientists.
About three weeks ago, scientists
brought a semi truck to the wind
tunnel, owned by the U.S. Air
Force and located at Ames. There,
the truck has been undergoing
tests, according to Kambiz Salari,
a senior scientist at the Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory.
Scientists have learned that inserting a gap-seal plate between the
truck and the trailer, base flaps on
the side of the trailer in the rear,
and an underbody device on the
base of the trailer that blocks air
flow beneath the truck can increase
fuel efficiency by up to 12 percent,
Salari said.
The technology to reduce the
aerodynamic drag still needs about
2.5 to three years to complete before it can be put on the market,
Salari said, but testing the truck
in a wind tunnel helps move the
process forward.
“This is a significant step toward
reducing the United States’ dependency on fossil fuels,” Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory director George Miller said.
The wind tunnel, which is large
enough to fit a Boeing 737 plane,
became operational in 1987 and
functions as a test zone for parachutes, helicopters, planes and
other vehicles, according to David
Duesterhaus of the Ames Research
Center.
Wind blows up to 100 knots in
the tunnel and can simulate whatever speed is needed, Duesterhaus
said.
Bay City News
contributed to this report
Honoring regional artists
Bankhead Theater hosts evening showcasing music,
performing and visual arts March 4
Livermore’s Bankhead Theater
will host an event to honor regional
artists, including those from Pleasanton.
Called “Champions for the Arts:
A Celebration of Our Regional Arts
Heroes,” the free event from 7 to
9 p.m. March 4 will recognize the
hero within each child as well as
the adult heroes who bring arts to
the youth.
Festivities include a Valley Dance
Theatre performance of “Arabian
Coffee” from “The Nutcracker,” featuring Pleasanton Middle School
Student Tory Bettencourt and Andrew Koponen; a Livermore High
School Winter Drama Production
of “The Laramie Project”; and a performance from the Granada High
School Jazz Ensemble.
Civic Arts Manager Andy Jorgensen, founder of the children’s
theater workshop, will receive the
Champions for the Arts award, to
be presented by County Supervisor
Scott aggerty. Other winners include
Dr. Philip Manwell, dean of Art and
Communications, Las Positas College; and Kathryn Sherrod FAME
program director, Fine Arts Mini
Experience. The Award of Honor
will go to Joan Seppala, president
and founder of the Livermore Valley
Performing Arts Center.
The evening will also include a
dessert and wine reception in the
lobby.
A three-dimensional art exhibit
will also be on display at the Bankhead Theater’s lobby as a part of Art
IS Education, an annual showcase
of youth arts learning in Alameda
County during National Arts Education month.
For more information, call the
Bankhead Theater ticket office at 3736800 or visit www.bankheadtheater.
org. The theater is located at 2400
First St. in Livermore.
—Emily West
CONTRACT
the kids or the administration. My
message to the community is that
this doesn’t solve the problem.”
The next step, he added, would
include a parcel tax. Grant said
he’s convinced that a parcel tax is
needed and that a long-term solution for school funding can’t be
done by family donations.
Prior to talk of concessions, the
school district had estimated their
budget deficit to be near $8 million.
This figure takes into account $1.3
million of one-time funding that
saved programs or the current year,
$2.3 million in rollover costs and
$3.3 million in loss of funding from
the state. This figure could change,
as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is
expected to release his revised budget in May.
The possible cut list still has $8
million in reductions despite the
concessions, as the district has to
deliver the notices of potential layoff to employees by March 15.
The school board’s next regu-
larly meeting on March 9 was
cancelled, so they are scheduled
to meet at 7 p.m. March 23. There
will also be a meeting with the
superintendent search firm at 5
p.m. March 15. N
($106,000).
The PUSD management team
also agreed to some concessions by
taking five unpaid furlough days in
2010-11 and giving up mileage stipends. This would save the district
about $240,000, which they recommend be put towards keeping a
vice principal at each high school.
Last year, management concessions
included three furlough days and
mileage stipends.
School board president Chris
Grant, as well as other board members, expressed gratitude for the
concessions, but hope the community will still move forward in
taking action.
“My biggest concern is that the
community will say ‘OK’ about the
results of the concessions,” he said
at Tuesday night’s board meeting.
“Teachers didn’t cause the budgetary situations at the state, nor did
For a
complete
list of East
Bay events
check out
Community
Calendar at
Pleasanton
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Writing the community Torah
Many in the Tri-Valley Jewish population gathered last weekend to
create a new community Torah. Rabbi Raleigh Resnick of Chabad
of the Tri-Valley, which planned the event, said young and old
wrote letters in the Torah with the scribe, Rabbi Moshe Liberow of
Colorado. The Jewish scriptures are comprised of 204,805 letters,
symbols and characters. Accuracy is key, Resnick added, as the
document is unusable if it contains an error. It is expected that the
scribe will complete the project in about 265 full-days of work. To
learn more about Chabad of the Tri-Valley, call 846-0700 or visit
www.jewishtrivalley.com.
Las Positas, Chabot
colleges accredited again
Report commends Las Positas
for its ‘quality of instruction’
The Accrediting Commission
for Community and Junior Colleges has reaffirmed the accreditation for Las Positas College in
Livermore and its sister campus
Chabot College in Hayward for
the next six years.
The accreditation received by
the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District officials
was part of the year-long process where both colleges conducted extensive self-studies
and prepared written reports
for the commission.
Accreditation team members
visited both campuses and met
with faculty, staff and students.
“The reaffirmation of our accreditation is a reflection of
our self-inquiry process as a
college,” said Dr. DeRionne Pollard, Las Positas College president.
“The report commends Las
Positas for our quality of instruction and our commitment
to student success. We are delighted with the results,” she
added.
Copies of the reports are
available through the college
websites (www.laspositascollege.edu and www.chabotcollege.edu) as well as the district
website (www.clpccd.cc.ca.us)
and in the college libraries. To
learn more, call Laura Weaver,
485-5215.
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Opinion
LETTERS
Capacity of teacher,
not classroom, matters
Dear Editor,
I have been receiving and enjoying the Pleasanton Weekly since my
second summer sojourn in your city.
The recent letter from Christina Hicks decrying the increase
in school class sizes from 25 to 30
struck a nerve with me (“Larger
class sizes worrisome,” Dec. 25,
page 8). As a former teacher and
a product of a system where 40
students were considered to be a
small class, I have observed that it
is the capacity of the teacher, not of
the classroom, that makes the difference.
Also, since teaching is often just
a jump-start on the way to another
profession, I truly believe one of
the most important pre-hiring interview questions should be, “Do
you like working with children?”
Dorothy Green
Allentown, Pa.
Train crossing should be
monitored
Dear Editor,
My family and I are deeply saddened by the life that was lost Feb.
19. I know our neighbors feel the
same as well. There are really no
words that can address this loss
adequately or otherwise. I know
the community cares and it is my
sincere hope that an avenue is
made available to those who wish
to help the family if they so desire.
I realize this is a very raw time,
but safety should never wait. We
have crossing guards at the various
school crossings and that’s wonderful. Maybe it’s time to consider
some type of adult oversight where
the train crosses. I think the danger
that exists there speaks for itself.
Maybe having some information
made available that details the train
schedule in advance, in the hands
of responsible adults, would assist
in forming a framework in which
to provide additional supervision
during key times of the day. I realize this doesn’t address the evening
foot traffic but I think some sort of
dialog needs to begin.
Daniel Ormonde
Officials are wasting
taxpayer dollars
Dear Editor,
This past Tuesday proved to be an
interesting day to watch our mayor,
Jennifer Hosterman, speak out of
“both sides of her mouth.” Speaking
at a meeting hosted by the Pleasanton
Chamber of Commerce at the Pleasanton Hilton Hotel, Mayor Hosterman delivered her “State of the City”
address. In that address she said,
“we (the mayor and City Council)
are equally bound to a conservative
fiscal policy that helps to insulate
Pleasanton from the perils of the
global economy.” Then on Tuesday
evening, Mayor Hosterman and her
City Council cronies voted to waste
$79,000-$97,500 of taxpayer funds
to put the Oak Grove referendum on
the June 8 ballot rather than waiting
for the Nov. 2 ballot.
Hosterman, Jerry Thorne and
Cheryl Cook-Kallio said that putting Oak Grove on the November
ballot would give Oak Grove opponents more time to prepare their
arguments for voting down the
measure. So, I guess, they don’t
want the citizens of Pleasanton to
hear all the pros and cons about
Oak Grove before making an informed decision!
I also found it interesting that
Councilman Thorne told his supporters at his re-election bid launch
meeting, “he will continue and
even intensify his focus on fiscal
restraint...” Yet he joined the developer-friendly threesome to needlessly spend our taxpayer money.
All three who supported the June
8 ballot agreement show their true
fiscal irresponsibility and continue to
turn a deaf ear to their constituents.
Edward Janas
Voters already decided
on Oak Grove
Dear Editor,
Why would the Pleasanton City
Council vote to spend $79,000 to
put the Oak Grove matter back
on the ballot? Didn’t the voters
just decide that matter? They don’t
want homes built on the ridge, they
goofed, they should have reversed
their position because the voters
told them to do so!
They’re now mimicking the State
Legislature’s practice of creating initiatives for the ballot on matters
they are afraid to take responsibility for by their vote.
Joe McAdams
Thanks to Torrico,
Buchanan
Dear Editor,
As a supporter of the We the
People program, I’d also like to
thank State Assemblymembers Torrico and Buchanan, both of which
represent parts of Pleasanton, for
their continued support of the We
the People family. Torrico was the
keynote speaker on Wednesday
night of the state competition and
Buchanan announced their joint
sponsorship of ACR 11, a California Civics Day for Teachers. As
school funding becomes a greater
and greater issue in Pleasanton, I
know our voices are being heard in
Sacramento.
Susan Piekarski
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THE OPINION OF THE WEEKLY
Taking a look at Oak Grove
I
nvestors Jennifer Lin and her brother Frederic bought 793
acres of ranchland in Pleasanton’s southeast hills in 1979.
They were told and the city’s General Plan at the time confirmed that the property could be developed. So did the 1985,
1996 and the just-approved 2009 General Plans. Because the
ranchland had state-imposed restrictions on when it could be
taken out of its agriculture designation, the Lins sold 230 acres
of their property to Westbrook Homes in 1985, which then built
215 homes in a development called Kottinger Ranch. But in approving the development, the City Council ruled that Westbrook
could only build the first 50 homes until Bernal Avenue was completed, which Westbrook couldn’t afford. So the Lins stepped in
and completed the Bernal loop between Independence and Kottinger roads, selling property they owned where a future West Las
Positas interchange at I-680 was planned to the North Pleasanton
Improvement District for $1.5 million to cover the Bernal Avenue
construction cost.
When the state agricultural restriction ended a few years later,
the Lins decided to complete their development plans with a
proposal for 98 homes and an 18-hole championship golf course.
They would build it on the 562-acre parcel they still owned
above the newly developed Kottinger Ranch. The City Council
approved the plan but a citizens’ group successfully challenged
the action and, in a referendum, reversed the council’s approval in
an election that turned on several hundred votes. While the new
residents of Kottinger Ranch opposed the expected heavy golf
course traffic on Hearst Drive; many others in the city objected to
the development plan that called for removing 3,000 of the Lins’
site’s 18,000 trees to clear land for the golf course.
Now the Lins are back with a revised plan called Oak Grove
that calls for the development of 51 lots for new custom homes at
the top of Hearst Drive and a gift to the city of 497 adjoining acres
free of charge to the city of Pleasanton. The city has plans to use
the land for trails, equestrian paths, a park and accessible public
open space. The council again approved the Lins plan, with a development agreement attached that also has the city receiving $1
million in traffic-related funds, a new hillside firefighting vehicle
and a requirement that the Lins must pay for building all the trails
and other amenities in the parkland before the sixth home lot can
be sold. Again, some residents of Kottinger Ranch object to the
development as well as others, such as former City Councilwoman
Kay Ayala who objects to new homes in the southeast hills. After
the council vote in late 2007, Ayala organized a citizens’ coalition
called “Save Pleasanton’s Hills” and successfully collected enough
signatures to force another referendum on the Lins’ project. After
two years of litigation by both parties, the referendum will now be
on the June 8 state primary ballot, asking voters to decide if they
want to allow or reject the Oak Grove plan.
Although the council approved Oak Grove in 2007, the issue
goes back to 2004 when the Lins asked again to build 98 homes
on their property, but without a golf course. They assumed that
because their acreage is still shown in the new General Plan as
accommodating up to 98 homes, their plan would win Pleasanton’s approval. They even cut the number to 51 in a compromise
with critics and threw in the 497 acres of adjoining land to
sweeten the deal.
Now it’s up to the voters to make the final call. Between now
and then voters should read city Ordinance 1961 and the Oak
Grove development agreement that’s attached, available as one
document on the city’s Web site. The coming campaign over the
Oak Grove measure will be heated; voters owe it to themselves
to learn what the Oak Grove plan is all about. N
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POLICE BULLETIN & LOG
POLICE BULLETIN
Cause to possible quarry explosion
still being investigated
Both Alameda County and Livermore-Pleasanton
fire departments responded to reports of an explosion
at the Granite Construction Company in unincorporated Pleasanton just before 9 a.m. last Friday.
County Deputy Chief Dave Lord said that while resi-
dents may have heard a loud boom, it is unclear at this
time whether the incident at Granite Construction Company, located at 1544 Stanley Blvd., was an explosion.
During the response, Lord said crews put out the fire
quickly, within 15 to 20 minutes, and no injuries were
reported.
“We don’t go there that often, so accessing it was a
challenge,” he added.
While there were no damage estimates yet, he said
it didn’t seem to be significant. Operations were shut
down for a period of time, but started back up, although the involved equipment was out of service, he
added.
WEEKLY MEETING NOTICES
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POLICE REPORT
The Pleasanton Police Department
made the following information available. Under the law, those charged
with offenses are considered innocent
until convicted.
Feb. 14
Identity theft
■ 12:46 a.m. in the 4800 block of
Hopyard Road
Burglary
■ 4:49 p.m. in the 100 block of Spring
Street
Vandalism
■ 10:23 a.m. in the 3400 block of Old
Foothill Road
■ 2:39 p.m. at the intersection of
Foothill Road and Bernal Avenue
Drug/alcohol violations
Hopyard Road; under the influence
of a controlled substance, controlled
substance possession, public intoxication
■ 1:34 a.m. in the 800 block of Division
Street; public drunkenness
Street; public drunkenness
Battery
■ 2:19 p.m. in the 800 block of
Palomino Drive
Feb. 15
Theft
Stoneridge Mall Road
Stoneridge Mall Road; grand theft
Burglary
■ 7:00 a.m. in the 700 block of Rose
Avenue; vehicular
Street; vehicular
Foxswallow Road
Pleasanton Avenue; vehicular
Drug violations
■ 12:59 a.m. at the intersection of
Blacow Street and Valley Avenue; selling controlled substances, under the
influence of controlled substance,
non-narcotic controlled substance
possession
Feb. 16
Identity theft
■ 1:19 p.m. in the 6700 block of Paseo
San Leon
Vandalism
Pleasanton Avenue
Johnson Drive
Nevada Court
■ 3:07 p.m. in the 5600 block of West
Las Positas Boulevard
Drug/alchol violations
■ 3:31 a.m. in the 5600 block of Owens
Drive; public drunkenness
Hopyard and Golden roads; DUI
Valley Avenue and Blackbird Drive;
DUI
Feb. 17
Identity theft
Muirwood Drive
Burglary
■ 6:59 p.m. in the 6000 block of Kolb
Ranch Drive
Marijuana possession
■ 5:10 p.m. in the 6000 block of West
Las Positas Boulevard
Feb. 18
Theft
Bernal Avenue
■ 9:56 a.m. in the 1300 block of Santa
Rita Road; grand theft
Johnson Drive; grand theft
Stanley Boulevard; grand theft
Junipero Street; identity theft
■ 1:02 p.m. in the 5600 block of Owens
Drive; stolen vehicle
Stoneridge Mall Road; embezzlement,
conspiracy
Rosewood Drive; stolen property possession, petty theft
■ 7:52 p.m. in the 300 block of Main
Street; grand theft
Stoneridge Mall Road; stolen property
possession, petty theft
Vandalism
■ 11:21 a.m. in the 1800 block of Valley
Avenue
Solicitation
Chabot Drive
Chabot Drive
Assault with a deadly weapon
■ 7:41 p.m. in the 1800 block of Santa
Rita Road
Feb. 19
Theft
Segundo Court; grand theft
Stoneridge Mall Road; stolen property
possession, shoplifting
Vandalism
Foothill Road
Golden Eagle Way
Drug/alcohol violations
Bernal Avenue and East Angela Street;
DUI
■ 8:31 p.m. in the 4800 block of Bernal
Avenue; controlled substance for sale
Battery
Feb. 20
Theft
■ 5:59 a.m. in the 500 block of St. John
Street; petty theft
■ 6:54 p.m. in the 4100 block of Mohr
Avenue
Vandalism
Rosewood Drive
DUI
■ 12:45 a.m. in the 4300 block of First
Street
Sycamore Road and Sunol Boulevard
Hopyard Road and Owens Drive
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PEOPLE AND LIFEST YLES IN OUR COMMUNIT Y
Young
voices
Cantabella Children’s Chorus
holds open auditions Sunday
for ‘Piper of Hamlin’
BY EMILY WEST
C
antabella
may not be
a household
name yet, but the internationally
acclaimed program based in the TriValley is on its way.
In its 18th season, Cantabella Children’s Chorus has grown to 180 to 200 kids in
two locations, one in Livermore and the other in
Pleasanton. Founded by Bee Chow, current director,
the program follows the academic year, with winter and
spring concerts performed by children in kindergarten
through high school.
During the summer, the group often travels to various festivals. Last year, they attended the Golden Gate International
Chorus Festival and won first place in the historical category and
second in the folk song division. Another time, the group went to
Colorado for the Sing a Mile High children’s choral festival.
Chow said in the summer of 2005, they decided to produce an opera, “Hansel and Gretel.” The program was popular, but
time consuming, so they’re back at it with “The Piper of Hamlin.”
“Our chorus has participated in operas on and off with the Livermore Valley Opera company,” Chow said. “They would ask me
to prepare a group for a child’s role. The operas are very adult,
they’re not really for kids. We’ve always wanted to do something
that’s more kid friendly.”
“The Piper of Hamlin” fit the bill, and will be coming to the
Amador Theater in July. Cantabella is holding an open audition
for the summer opera from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday in Livermore. Chow, who will oversee the auditions with a stage director,
will be looking for about 50 children in grades 4 to 12 who are
able to sing and act. While the scheduling is filling up, they will
be able to take some walk-ins. Call Cantabella for more information, including an application form, at 292-2663. There is
a $20 audition fee, which is put towards the tuition if they
are placed in the production.
Rehearsals will be held in Livermore, from 9:30 to 2:30
p.m. weekdays from July 6 to 23, with dress rehearsals
on July 22 and 23. Three performances at the Amador
Theater are scheduled for July 24 and 25.
When it comes to teaching the children, Chow
said she sets high expectations.
“You have to set the bar high, that’s my
philosophy,” she said. “I don’t want to go
below, I want to set the bar up. They
usually live up to my expectation.”
The production will
be a community effort,
The Cantabella
Children’s Choir
b u t
last performed an opera,
that’s not
“Hansel and Gretel,”
to say it won’t be
in 2005. This year,
near professional grade.
the summer show will be
Chow will produce and conduct the opera and
“The Piper of Hamlin.”
her staff includes stage director and choreographer Bethanie Baeyen, who has a degree in theater
arts and more than 10 years of stage production in
the Bay Area. Tom Harland is the set designer, who will
bring his expertise as a retired Ohlone College professor
of art and founder of the Sunol Repertory Theater. Costume designer Margene Rivara is an experienced children’s
clothing and costume designer as well as the president of
the Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council.
Howard Tsztoo, president of Cantabella’s board of directors, is
proud of the program and all it is able to accomplish.
“It’s like a diamond in the rough,” he said. “People don’t really
know about Cantabella, but we operate at such a high caliber,
people should take advantage of that.”
Of the more important aspects of the program, in addition to
learning to sing well, Tsztoo said, are the values instilled in the
children.
“It teaches kids great values, such as discipline and the value of
being a team member in a choir,” he said.
According to Tsztoo, who has been involved in the program for
about six to seven years, the board has a desire to help the community. They will have a performance at the Pleasanton Cultural
Arts Council fundraiser for the Firehouse Arts Center at 4 p.m.
March 28. They are also planning to raise money for Tri-Valley
schools with one of their opera performances this summer.
“We’re very concerned about what will happen to the
(school) arts and music programs without some level of support,” he said.
In addition the PCAC performance in March and the
three opera shows in July, Cantabella will have their annual spring concert May 22, all of which will be at the
Amador Theater, located at 1155 Santa Rita Road.
There is currently a waiting list to join the choir
program, with placements expected to be announced in June. A semester’s tuition ranges
from $195 to $350, plus a $40 to $55 fee.
Some scholarships are available.
To learn more about Cantabella, call 292-2663 or visit
www.cantabella.org. N
LIVING
NOW SHOWING
POETIC
PLEASANTON
BY PETER CANAVESE
BY DEBORAH GROSSMAN
A spark of young
talent
fine grains of me
floating
flickering
falling
The Pleasanton Teen Poets Laureate were the rock stars at a January
visit to Pleasanton Middle School.
Vivienne Chen of Amador Valley
High School and Foothill’s Nick
Quan spoke to the students about
why they write and the benefits
they get from writing. They also
read some poems and gave background on what prompted them to
write them.
After our visit, the three of us
went to a downtown coffee shop
and wrote two poems. We all wrote
on the same theme of “matches.”
The results from the 15-minute
exercise were remarkable. We’ll
share Vivienne’s poem, “match”
this month and Nick’s poem, “Hot
Flood” in March.
To honor their selection as Poets
Laureate and to recognize their
efforts in reaching out to other
students, the City Council will welcome the teens at the start of their
March 16 meeting. Teens will read
their “Match” poems at that time.
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Haiku workshop
To spark your interest in a short
form of poetry known as Haiku,
we are holding a workshop with an
internationally known Haiku master, Jerry Ball, a former professor at
Las Positas College. The program is
from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. March 23
at the Century House, 2401 Santa
Rita Road. Inspired by the first
buds of spring, here is one of my
haiku:
Bluebirds sing for spring
daffodils lift their young heads
to listen and wait.
Details on the “Keep it Short: A
Haiku Workshop with Jerry Ball”
are available at www.civicartsliterary.org.
Deborah Grossman is Pleasanton’s
poet laureate.
“match”
by Vivienne Chen
you were always the match
igniting my parched, wooden frame
raised me from the dust
a light, dancing flame.
but without you
I’m fading
embers die away
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reflexivity reminiscent of the
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children in an apartment fire;
his war experience, including
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like insanity is catching”).
A mystery and a paranoid
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to work with. In most respects,
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The music (a modern-classical
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the richly detailed production
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Because it’s a Scorsese film,
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Along with Ruffalo, Kingsley
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BY ELYSSA THOME
F
eb. 14, 2010 marked the first day of a new year — a
new lunar year. Chinese tradition follows a different
calendar than Western culture, which makes now
— not Jan. 1 — the time for a fresh start. Unlike
the Western celebration which typically lasts one night
(and however long it takes to recover), Lunar New Year
requires 15 days of celebration. Year 4708, the Year of
the Tiger, will have been properly welcomed by the end
of the weekend.
Tomorrow marks the final day of celebration of
Lunar New Year. Across the globe, communities will
gather together to celebrate what is known as the
Lantern Festival. In San Francisco, the well known
Chinese New Year’s Parade will roll through Chinatown with elaborate costumes, floats, fireworks and
the Golden Dragon. Closer to home, the Chinese
American Cooperation Council will be ringing in the
new year with a community event at 5 p.m. in Amador
Valley High School’s gym.
The carnival is part of CACC’s seventh Tri-Valley
Chinese Culture Day. The casual event is free to enter
and will offer an opportunity for everyone in the community to learn about and celebrate Chinese culture.
Last Saturday, the Amador Theater was sold out for the
other portion, the Chinese New Year Evening Gala.
Together, the CACC hopes the events will be an opportunity to celebrate Chinese tradition while sharing
that tradition with the rest of the community.
“The CACC mission is to be a bridge between China
and the U.S. so the New Year’s event is an opportunity
for us to show our culture,” said Amy Liu, the principal of the CACC’s Chinese school. “It’s an opportunity
for us to showcase what we have but also to invite
others to be a part of it.”
In addition to extending the invitation to the community at large, state and local officials were invited
to take part in the event. Officials from Pleasanton,
Livermore, Dublin and Danville attended the Evening
Gala, and many that did not sent letters of support, including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein.
Mayor Jennifer Hosterman, who did not attend,
said in a letter to the CACC, “The Chinese Culture
Day serves as the largest Chinese community event in
the Tri-Valley and provides a forum for diversity and
sharing in the region. This is a wonderful opportunity
for local residents to experience a cultural exchange.”
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Chinese New Year offers
a local organization the
chance to share its culture
While the CACC shares culture year round, Chinese
New Year is the most important celebration in Chinese
tradition. The first day of Lunar New Year festivities is
a day for families to gather and celebrate together, and
the last day is for community celebration. The event
tomorrow will have performances, booths and food to
share with the whole community.
The Evening Gala presented a more formal display
of Chinese culture, with performances by professionals from the Bay Area and China, as well as adult and
child performers from CACC’s school. While most
of the performers from the Chinese school will put
on their show Feb. 27, three young groups of dancers made the gala even more special. These young
members of the local Chinese community are helping
to share traditions many of them are just learning for
themselves.
A few of the young dancers in the gala shared what
they enjoy about Chinese New Year after a rehearsal
the night before the show.
“I like everything about Chinese New Year. Especially the fireworks,” said Celine Wang, a young
student of the CACC Chinese school in dance and
language.
“I like it because you can scare away the bad luck,”
said Sandy He, a fellow student and good friend of
Wang.
The girls explained that the red colors and loud fireworks help scare off the monster that represents bad
luck. The monster used to eat people, but a brave man
learned how to get rid of him. Other reports say the
monster was captured by an ancient Taoist monk, so
the celebration now protects against the bad luck the
monster represents, and not the monster itself.
The roughly 4,000-year-old tradition has many
symbols and myths associated with each aspect of
the festivities. Still, many think the celebration is
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Clockwise from top: Students of the Chinese American Cooperation Council School perform the “Happy Chinese New Year” dance at the evening gala last weekend. Xiaopei Chinese
Dance performs a group dance, “Dances of Yunnan.”
important for what it means for today. Lily Zhang,
an active volunteer with CACC and one of the
masters of ceremonies at the gala, is one of those
people.
“It’s important because it is like any traditional holiday with time for families to get together, celebrating
family and the New Year,” she said. “It is about putting
hardships behind you and starting a new year with
confidence and luck.”
A growing force
The People’s Republic of China has been in the
headlines almost daily as the nation positions itself as
a global power. With so much attention in the headlines, the members of CACC believe it is important
to understand how close the geographically distant
country is.
A growing number of Pleasantonians celebrate
Chinese New Year as the local Chinese population
grows. According to the Alameda County Census, the
Chinese population in Pleasanton has grown steadily
from 1.8 percent in 1990, to 4.5 percent in 2000 and
to over 6 percent in 2007.
If the size of the CACC is any indication of growth
in interest in Chinese culture, that number has skyrocketed. A group which began with just nine families in 2003 now has close to 1,500 people enrolled
in 85 language and enrichment classes offered on
Sundays.
At the event last Saturday, Master of Ceremonies
James Li (a famous television host in China) joked
that the group, since it is the “Cooperation Council,”
should invite U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao to next year’s event. While
the comment was met with the expected laughs, the
idea he expressed is actually right in line with the aim
of the group. While the CACC may not be able to get
the two nations to sit down and talk, they did invite
local politicians to be part of the celebration.
U.S. Congressman Jerry McNerney expressed to
the crowd at the Evening Gala that the type of cultural exchange being presented is the best way to get
people working together at all levels. McNerney also
thanked the CACC for sharing their culture here in
Pleasanton.
“I live right here in Pleasanton and I am always honored that so much cultural activity happens right here
in the Amador Theater,” McNerny said. “Thank you
especially to this community for sharing such grace
and honor.”
Tiger strong
This year marks the year of the Tiger, which is associated with strength and vigor. CACC’s president,
Dennis Zhang said he hopes the efforts of CACC and
collaboration within the Tri-Valley will help make
this a much-needed year of strength and vigor for the
community.
“This community has grown stronger, Tiger strong,”
he said. “Let’s celebrate the Year of the Tiger and look
forward to a brighter future.”
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Pastas Trattoria
405 Main St., Pleasanton, 417-2222.
Pastas Trattoria has been an elegant
atmosphere and a one-of-a-kind
menu. We feature steaks, seafood
and our famous pasta, plus a superb
selection of spirits and fine wines.
Reserve our banquet facilities for
large parties, up to 70 guests.
Monday - Thursday
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680 Main Street
Downtown Pleasanton
Red Smoke Grill
4501 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton,
734-0307. Home of the Tri Tip and
Blue, Red Smoke Grill was Voted
Reader’s Choice Best 2006, 2007,
2008. Dine in or take out rotisserie
chicken, ribs, prawns, salads and tri
tip, or pulled pork sandwiches. Relax
with a beer or a bottle of wine. Visit
www.redsmokegrill.com.
470 Market Place, San Ramon,
277-9600. Featuring a giant 8-foot
projection screen for major sporting
events, they also feature 30 beers on
tap and a great grill. Go in for the
beer, go back for the food. More at
www.hopyard.com.
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The Hop Yard American
Alehouse and Grill
3015H Hopyard Road, Pleasanton,
426-9600. Voted Best Watering Hole
in Pleasanton, The Hop Yard offers
30 craft beers on tap as well as great
food. The full-service menu includes
appetizers, salads and grilled fare that
will bring you back time and again.
Banquet facilities available. On the
web at www.hopyard.com.
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Serving Dim Sum
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Santa Rita Rd.
Eddie Papa’s American
Hangout
4889 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton,
469-6266. Winner of The Pleasanton
Weekly’s Reader Choice Awards for
“Best American Food Restaurant”
and “Best Meal under $20”, Eddie
Papa’s American Hangout celebrates
the regional food and beverage
cultures of America. Bring the whole
family to enjoy iconic dishes from
across the United States, Old World
Hospitality, and hand crafted artisan
cocktails. www.eddiepapas.com
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SATURYAY! BEETHOVEN’S
WIG: Show at 11 a.m.
March 6 at Amador Theater,
1155 Santa Rita Rd. National and Grammy award
winning Beethovenís Wig
performs zany lyrics set to
the classical works. Tickets
are $10-$18 for adults and
$6-$14 for children and seniors. Call 931-3444 or visit
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Civic Meetings Clubs
CONSUMER EDUCATION SERMINAR
This event is at 1:30 p.m. March 4
at Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353
Sunol Blvd. Identity Theft and
Fraud and Scam Prevention seminar. Experts will present information on common scams to avoid,
ways to protect yourself and tips
on what to do if you have been a
victim of fraud. Call 510-577-2310.
BOOST YOUR CAREER AT
TOASTMASTERS Grow professionally
at Chamber Chatters, a Toastmasters
club that meets from noon to 1
p.m. Wednesdays at the Pleasanton
Chamber of Commerce, 777 Peters
Ave. Toastmasters International is a
nonprofit educational organization
that teaches public speaking and
leadership skills. Visit http://chamberchatters.wordpress.com/.
Classes
BUSINESS BUILDER NETWORKING A
breakfast meeting is held at 7 a.m.,
on the first and third Wednesday
of every month, at the Radisson
Hotel, 6680 Regional St., Dublin.
This group of business persons are
dedicated to enhancing careers
through exchange of social/professional contacts. Each occupation
is represented once. The First two
meetings free. Call 829-5620.
6 WEEK MEDITATION CLASS In the
Flow-Opening the Pathways of the
Energy Body is a six-week meditation class that will focus on the
flow of life force and earth energy
through the aura and chakra system. Class meets from 7 to 8 p.m.
Thursdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25
and April 1 and 8. Call 202-1752
or email [email protected] to
register. Cost is $60.
PEE WEE ART TIME Preschoolers
and their parents can spend the
morning creating art together.
Enjoy enriching toys, books and
story time. Three 4-week sessions.
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. March 11
Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 8th St.,
Livermore. Cost $80. Call 462-5915
or visit www.sites.google.com/site/
peeweearttime/.
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
ROUNDTABLE Share ideas with other
business owners March 9. Explore
how to differentiate your business
from the competition, creative/
affordable marketing, adapting to
business in a down economy, handling growth, motivating personnel,
and developing “outside the box”
business strategies. Cost is $45.
Call 426-4280.
SUCCESS WITH MONEY AND
SPENDING CLASS Find out how to
recognize self-defeating money
habits, attitudes and beliefs at this
class from 9 a.m. to noon March 6
at Las Positas College, 3033 Collier
Canyon Road, Rm. 202, Livermore.
Discover lasting practical solutions
to money problems. Cost is $49.
Call 424-1467 or visit www.laspositascollege.edu/communityed.
YOGA BASICS COMMUNITY CLASS
Beth Fox, certified yoga instructor, teaches Yoga Basics, a yoga
class that is open to the public
and meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Mondays at Lynnewood Methodist
Church, 4444 Black Ave. Supplies
are available for class. Cost is $12.
Call 200-4060.
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION DAR, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Jose Maria
Amador Chapter meets the second
Saturday of the month. It is a time
for social gathering and history of our
American roots. We are descended
from Patriots who won the American
Revolutionary War of Independence
from England. For meeting time and
location, call Susan, 699-4147.
KIWANIS CLUB The Kiwanis Club
meets at 11:45 a.m. Fridays at
Vic’s All Star Kitchen, 201 A Main
St. For information, call 1-800Kiwanis.
Concerts
MOZART’S REQUIEM AT BANKHEAD
THEATER MARCH 7 Mozart’s powerful and moving choral masterpiece
will be performed from 3 to 5 p.m.
March 7 at the Bankhead Theater,
2400 First St. Accompanied by a full
orchestra and professional soloists.
Tickets are $27-$33, students are
$12. Call 373-6800 or visit http://
livermoreperformingarts.org.
Events
‘CHICKS WITH SCHTICK’ WITH LAURIE
KILMARTIN This show is from 7:30 to
9 p.m. March 6 at Bunjo’s Comedy
Club, 6513 Regional St., Dublin. It
features headliner Laurie Kilmartin,
who has been on Comedy Central,
Jimmy Kimmel, and Tough Crowd,
as well as other funny Bay Area
females. Cost is $15 plus two-item
minimum. Call 264-4413 or visit
www.bunjoscomedy.com.
2010 BRIDAL FAIR Elliston
Vineyards, 463 Kilkare Road, Sunol,
will host their 2010 Bridal Fair from
noon to 4 p.m. March 7. Tour the
mansion, speak with a coordinator and meet with local wedding
professionals. Admission is free with
reservation and $5 at the door. Call
862-2377 or visit www.elliston.com.
BRAIN FITNESS LECTURE Dr. William
Jagust discusses his cutting edge
research on age-based memory
loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. 6:30 p.m. March 9 at Farmer
Restaurant, 855 Main St. Cost $10.
Call 463-6615 or email audrey.
[email protected].
EIGHTH ANNUAL YOUTH FOOD
DRIVE The drive will be held, rain
or shine, on March 6 in Livermore,
Pleasanton, Dublin, Sunol, San
Ramon, Alamo, Danville, Walnut
Creek, Concord, Moraga, Orinda,
Lafayette and Pleasant Hill for
Alameda and Contra Costa county
food banks. Place bags by 9 a.m. to
be seen from street. Call 998-6513 or
visit www.youthservicecouncil.com.
FASHION SHOW & LUNCHEON
Daughters of the British Empire
Fashion Show & Luncheon
Saturday is from 11 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. March 6 at the Castlewood
Country Club, 707 Country Club
Drive. Proceeds will be donated
to the Hospice Foundation of the
East Bay and the British Home for
Retired Men and Women in Sierra
Madre, Southern California. Tickets
are $30. Call 510-796-2810 or
email [email protected].
FREE BAY-FRIENDLY PLANT TOUR
Local plant and landscape experts
take gardeners on a tour of Regan
Nursery, 4268 Decoto Road,
Fremont, and discuss examples of
Bay-Friendly plants. Event is from 10
to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 27 and includes a
discount on Bay-Friendly plants, free
copy of the Bay-Friendly Gardening
Guide and prizes. Call 510-444-SOIL
or visit www.BayFriendly.org.
HACIENDA SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
Hacienda School, 3800 Stoneridge
Drive, is holding an open house
from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. March 5.
Hacienda School is a year-round,
full day program for grades 1-8.
It offers individualized Montessori
curriculum with emphasis on thinking skills and personal values.
All students receive Chinese and
Spanish instruction. Call 485-5750.
HOLI Join us for a day of fun, music,
dancing, color and food to celebrate
Holi — the Indian Festival of Colors
— from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 7
JAPANESE CUISINE
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LUNCH:
Mon-Fri 11:30 - 2:00
DINNER:
Mon-Thurs 5:00 - 9:30
Fri-Sat 5:00 - 10:00
Closed Sunday
30 W Angela St.
Downtown Pleasanton
(between Main St & 1st St)
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ON THE TOWN ● CALENDAR
at Emerald Glen Park, 4201 Central
Pkwy., Dublin. Food will be available
for purchase from local vendors.
Tickets are $7 for adults, or $5 for
kids 4-12. For tickets, email tvia@
gmail.com.
PLEASANTONIANS 4 PEACE
Pleasantonians 4 Peace is again
sponsors a candlelight vigil at 7
p.m. the second Wednesday of
the month in front of the Museum
on Main, 603 Main St. The group
reflects on the human and monetary
costs of the war, honors veterans
who have sacrificed, and visualize
ways of moving beyond this conflict
to a more peaceful world. They plan
to continue this monthly event as
long as necessary. Contact Cathe
Norman at 462-7495; Matt Sullivan
at [email protected]; or visit
www.Pleasantonians4Peace.org.
SATURDAY NIGHT FUNNIES WITH JEFF
APPLEBAUM Every Saturday, this
90-minute show features some of the
best veteran and upcoming stand-up
comedians in the Bay Area. Show
starts at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at Bunjo’s
Comedy Club, 6513 Regional St.,
Dublin. Cost is $10, plus two-item
minimum. Call 264-4413 or visit
www.bunjoscomedy.com.
Exhibits
MASTERS REVISITED & REVISED
From 11 a.m.-7 p.m. until Feb. 28
at the Berry Patch, 350 Main St.,
artists take a look at Masters from
the past: Dali, Picasso, Matisse,
Kandinsky. Blending their own style
and technique they revise a selected
work and create a Homage to that
artist. Presented by Poetry On
Canvas. Call 461-5084.
Film
HALF THE SKY LIVE Celebrate
International Women’s Day with
L-P-D Branch AAUW from 6 to 9:30
p.m. March 4 at Regal Hacienda
Crossings, 5000 Dublin Blvd.,
Dublin. See “Half The Sky Live” at
7:30 p.m. following a 6 p.m. dinner
at Fuzio’s. True stories of extraordinary women struggling under dire
circumstances. Call 846-5056.
Fundraisers
CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT
The third annual Charity Golf
20% OFF
Offer expires 2/28/10.
Not to be combined with any
other coupon or offer.
GRAND OPENING
Tournament, benefiting the TriValley YMCA will be April 30 at
Callippe Preserve Golf Course. Early
bird rates are $165 or $850 for a
corporate foursome and include
lunch, golf, cocktail auction and
live action. Events for non-golfers,
including dinner and auction, are
$40. Register online at http://trivalley.ymcaeastbay.org. Call Marilyn
Casper at 475-6108.
Kids & Teens
JOB’S DAUGHTERS BETHEL NO.14
This group meets at 7 p.m., on the
second and fourth Monday of every
month, at Pleasanton Masonic
Lodge, 3370 Hopyard Rd. The
group is for girls between the ages
of 10 and 20 years old who have
a Masonic relationship. It teaches
the girls team work, leadership and
public speaking. Call 683-5401.
Lectures/
Workshops
GET ORGANIZED Professional
organizer Emily Wilska shares her
system for regaining control of
your space, stuff and time and
living a richer, happier, saner life.
Workshop is from 2 to 3 p.m. Feb.
27 at the Dublin Library, 200 Civic
Plaza. Her book, “Knack Organizing
Your Home: Decluttering Solutions
and Storage Ideas”, will be for sale.
Call 803-7286.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE Pamela
McDonald, NP, author of “APOE
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Shirley wants love and cookies
Meet Shirley, a spayed female Pit Bull Terrier mix who
thrives on love and attention. Shirley likes to cuddle and
she gets along well with other well-matched dogs. Shirley loves dog cookies. You should see her drool when she
sits for a cookie and she has to wait, wait and wait until
you hand it to her! Shirley has warm brown eyes, short
brindle-colored fur, and the gray in her face makes Shirley
look older than her six years. She is a smart girl and will
no doubt learn your house rules quickly. Because of her CATHERINE HANSEN RUSH
sweet personality, SPCA staff says Shirley would be a fine
choice for a first-time dog owner, family with children, or both. Shirley is available
for adoption at the East Bay SPCA — Tri-Valley Adoption Center, 4651 Gleason
Drive in Dublin, open from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Thursday and 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Call 479-9670. See some cute photos
of Shirley and other available dogs at the East Bay SPCA — Tri Valley at www.
virtualpetadoptions.com.
PT, Craniosacral Therapist, will discuss Integrative Medicine: Providing
Powerful Tools for Real Changes
from 7 to 9 p.m. March 11 at the
Livermore Public Library, 1188 S.
Livermore Ave. Call 980-9655 or
visit www.apoegenediet.com.
Live Music
DAVE MASON Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of
Famer Dave Mason will perform
from 8 to 10 p.m. Feb. 27 at the
Amador Theater, 1155 Santa Rita
Road. Featuring songs from his
newest album, 26 Letters -ñ 12
Notes, as well as favorites. The
audience is encouraged to bring
food donations to the theater to
benefit The Haven Food Pantry.
Tickets are $25-$35. Call 931-3444
or visit www.civicartstickets.org.
EARLY MUSIC CONCERTS AT LAS
POSITAS COLLEGE Early Music
at Las Positas College presents
Judith Linsenberg on recorder and
Katherine Heater on harpsichord at
7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Las Positas
College Library, 3000 Campus Hill
Drive, Livermore. The first concert
of the 2010 season, features a
solo recital of a Bach cello suite
transcribed for recorder and other
Baroque favorites. Tickets are $15
or $5 for students. Call 424-1209
or visit www.lpcearlymusic.org.
Come and experience the newest attraction in downtown
Pleasanton. Enjoy the authentic Vietnamese cuisine and let
us bring you our unique flavor.
Enjoy your favorite Italian dishes with our
seasonal menu and daily specials
PET OF THE WEEK
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On Stage
SUNOL REPERTORY THEATRE
MELODRAMA The Sunol Repertory
Theatre presents its 29th season production of “She Was Only Marginally
Modest” or “Have You No Shame?”
by Vern Harden and directed by
Sue Marshall. Shows are at 8 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays from March
6-27 at Sunol Glen School, 11601
Main St., Sunol. Tickets are $15 and
on sale at Little Valley Winery, 739
Main St., Pleasanton.
Scholarships
LPD AAUW LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Local Scholarship Foundation
of the Livermore-Pleasanton-Dublin
branch of AAUW is now accepting
applications. Applicants must be
women who live, or have gone to
high school, in the branch cities,
be an undergraduate planning to
attend a four-year college in fall
2010. Applications are due April 1.
Call Joan at 484-0602.
RECRUITMENT GRANT AVAILABLE
A $500 recruitment grant from
the local chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma is available for a female student pursuing a career in education.
Applicants must be a graduate of a
high school in Pleasanton, Livermore
or Dublin; be a full-time student of
upper division or graduate standing as of fall 2010; and must have
a good GPA. The deadline to apply
is March 20. For information, send
a self-addressed stamped envelope
to Kathy Brooks, 1581 Oslo Ct.,
Livermore, CA, 94550.
Spiritual
BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP EVENING
WOMEN’S CLASS BSF is a 33-week,
in-depth, interdenominational Bible
Study at Valley Community Church,
4455 Del Valle Pkwy. This year’s
study is the Gospel of John. Starts at
6:55 p.m. Sept. 14 and includes a full
program for children grades 1-12.
New members are welcome throughout the study. Call 426-0481 or visit
www.bsfinternational.org.
DO YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE
CATHOLIC FAITH? Anyone interesting
in learning about how to become
a Catholic can attend an Inquiry
Meeting at 9:30 a.m. Sundays in
the St. Augustine Church Rectory,
3999 Bernal Ave. Call Father
William at 846-4489.
PURIM AT BETH EMEK At 5:30
p.m. Feb. 27 at Congregation Beth
Emek, 3400 Nevada Ct., celebrate
the triumph of loyalty over bigotry,
the story of Esther will be read in
Hebrew (admission free). At 7 p.m.,
Beth Emek will feature Purim Spiel
with costumes, entertainment and
home-made refreshments. Tickets
are $10. Both events are BYOB and
for those over 21. Call 931-1055 or
visit www.bethemek.org.
Support Groups
FIBROMYALGIA “PLUS” This group
meets from 6:30-8 p.m., on the
first Thursday of every month, at
ValleyCare Health Library, 5725 W.
Las Positas Blvd., Suite 270. Please
come fragrance free. Call Teresa at
443-5707 or JoAnna at (510) 2760530.
Volunteering
AMERICAN RED CROSS PUBLIC
BLOOD DRIVE The American Red
Cross is holding a public blood
drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March
4 at State Compensation Insurance
Fund, 5890 Owens Dr. Call 1-800RED CROSS (800-733-2767) or
visit www.redcrossblood.org.
Transitions
WEDDINGS ● ENGAGEMENTS ● OBITUARIES ● BIRTHS
ENGAGEMENTS
OBITUARIES
Susanna Lauren
Amber Davies and
Brian Martin Leima
Mavis Mae Williams
Susanna Lauren Amber Davies
and Brian Martin Leima have announced their engagement to be
married.
Susanny is the daughter of Jonathan Davies and Susan Sheldon Davies of Milton Keynes, England. She
graduated from Denbigh School in
England in 2005 and received her
masters in Nineteenth Century Literature in 2010 from the University
of Sussex in England.
Brian is the son of Constance
and Martin Leima of Pleasanton.
He is a 2004 graduate of Foothill
High School and graduated as
an ROTC Scholar from Oregon
State University in 2008. He’s
currently a USMC second lieu-
tenant in the Marine 1st division,
HQ battalion and is stationed at
Camp Pendleton.
The wedding will take place July
3 at All Saints Church, Loughton in
the bride’s hometown. The couple
plans to reside in Carlsbad, Calif.
Kristen Martin
& Craig Holt
Connie Eileen Myers
Kristen Nichole Martin and
Craig Alan Holt have announced
their engagement to be married.
Kristen is the daughter of John
and Clarrisa Martin of Tulare,
Calif. She was a 2003 graduate
of Tulare Western High School
and received her degree from Cal
State Long Beach in 2007. She is
a behavioral technician for California Unified Service Prodider in
Torrance, Calif.
Craig is the son of John and
Cherie Holt of Pleasanton. He
graduated from Amador Valley
High School in 2002 and received
his degree from Cal State Fresno
in 2006. He is employed as an
electrical engineer for Southern
California Edison in Pomona,
Calif. Both Kristen and Craig are
attending graduate school to obtain their master’s degrees.
The couple will marry Aug. 28
at Bianchi Winery in Paso Robles,
Calif. They plan to honeymoon
in Jamaica and will live in Long
Beach.
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Mavis Mae Williams died Feb.
10 at the age of 88.
Mrs. Williams was born May
19, 1921 in Decoto, Calif. She was
a longtime resident of Fremont
before moving to Pleasanton and
later, Livermore.
She is survived by her daughter,
Janice Robinson (Paul Scott Robinson); grandchildren, Derek Krikava,
Keith Krikava, Jason Krikava, Kelly
Reilly Kent (Jessie Kent) and Katie
Nicole Reilly; and great-grandchild,
Taylor Mae Krikava. She was preceded in death by her beloved
husband, Wilbur L. Williams; and
treasured daughters, Maxine Blankenship and Roberta Krikava.
A service was scheduled to be
held Feb. 16. Burial was to follow
at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in
Hayward. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sisters of
the Holy Family, 159 Washington
Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539.
Connie Eileen Myers died Feb.
14 with her husband, Dennis, and
children — David Dunkin and his
wife, Elsa, and Dawn Newport and
her husband, Ryan, and their unborn daughter — at her side.
Mrs. Myers was born in 1950.
She was loved by many and will be
missed by all who knew her. Family and friends meant everything to
her; she placed everyone else first
and herself last.
A service was held Feb. 19 at
Graham-Hitch Mortuary with a
reception following at Vineyard
Villa.
Evelyn Irene Gonzalez
Evelyn Irene Gonzalez, totally
loved daughter of Saida Diaz and
Jose Gonzalez, died suddenly Feb.
19 at the age of 14.
Born May 23, 1995, Evelyn was
the light of her parents’ world and
say they will always have with
us her beautiful smile and voice.
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Diaz and Jose
Gonzalez; cherished brother
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Pleasanton; sister Wendy Diaz
of Guatemala;
grandparents
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Valley High School, Harvest Park
Middle School, teachers and her
beloved “gato” Nermal.
Evelyn’s many friends and family attended a memorial service
Feb. 24 at at Pleasanton Community Church, 4455 Del Valle
Pkwy. Anyone wishing to make
a donation in Evelyn’s name may
do so to the Saving Teens In Crisis
Collaborative, P.O. Box 441363,
West Somerville, MA, 02144; www.
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Elaine Marie Anderson
Elaine Marie Anderson died Feb.
18 peacefully at her home in Pleasanton, surrounded by two of her
daughters and a devoted caregiver.
She was 86.
Born May 9, 1923 in the Bronx,
N.Y., she was described as a light
to everyone who met her. Her
father was French and her mother
was mostly of German heritage.
Her family was very musical. Her
father played the French horn,
her mother the piano, and Mrs.
Anderson and her two sisters sang
in their church choir and various
choral groups.
Mrs. Anderson met her husband,
Ralph, when her family moved to
a new neighborhood during her
high school years. He lived a few
doors down the block and delivered newspapers. They were married in 1943 while Mr. Anderson
was on a two-week leave from the
Army during WWII.
Throughout her life, she was a
loving wife, a wonderful mother,
and a skilled and competent manager of her household. She and Ralph
viewed their life together as a partnership. Each had his or her own
areas of expertise and responsibility.
She is survived by her three
daughters and their husbands: Laura
Anderson (John Hall), Claudia Smiley (Robert), and Robin Butler (Steven); one grandson, J.R. Butler; and
several nieces and nephews.
Her husband of 66 years, Ralph,
preceded her in death almost five
months earlier.
A viewing was held Feb. 25 at
Graham-Hitch Mortuary in Pleasanton and a funeral taking place
Feb. 26 with internment following at Oakmont Memorial Park in
Lafayette.
Arvilla Ruth Bollier
Longacre
Arvilla Longacre, a wonderful
and well-loved mother and grandmother, died Feb. 18 at the age of
86.
She was born on March 24, 1923
in Horace Greeley County, Kansas
to Mary Orpha Barrows Bollier and
Chester Roy Bollier. She was raised
on a farm in Kansas, and graduated
from high school in 1941. After
completing her Nurses Training in
Wichita, she then joined the Navy
and served at the Naval Hospital in
Oakland for three years. Following
her time there, she returned to
Ohio State for her bachelor’s degree in Nursing, and graduated in
1950. Returning to California, she
married Charles Innes Longacre
in 1955, and lived in Lindsay. She
later taught nursing at Bakersfield
College for over 10 years, received
her master’s degree at Cal State
Bakersfield in 1981, and retired in
1984.
Mrs. Longacre was very energetic
and caring, characterized by her
kindness and giving spirit. She was
a very special woman who thought
primarily of others, and had a true
servantís heart.
As a committed
Christian, she
was involved
her entire life
in a variety of
churches, and
loved
both
music, and especially, medical
missions. She
worked diligently with Medical
Ambassadors, and served in missions with Mercy Ships to South
America, missions trips to Mexico,
and outreaches in Hawaii, as well
as with the Gideons. She loved the
missionaries she worked with, and
was a constant support for them.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Charles, who died in
1981.
Mrs. Longacre is survived by
her daughter, Amy Liu Longacre,
and her son-in-law, Ed Liu along
with their three children, Nikki,
Jeremy and Zachary Liu. She also is
survived by her three stepchildren,
Vicki Peirotes with her sons Tristan
and Adrien, Shirley Longacre along
with her children Julie, Antoine,
Capucine and Marine Andre, and
John Longacre with his wife, Linda.
She was preceded in death by her
stepson Charles Longacre, but his
daughter Lowrie and granddaughter survived along with his son,
Michael, and his two children.
A memorial service was scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at Valley Community Church, 4455 Del
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Pleasanton Home Sales
January 2010
BY
DOUG BUENZ
The Pleasanton real estate market saw
fewer closed home sales in January, with
35 closed single family homes, down from
44 in December. The median sales price
for Pleasanton was $707,000 in January, up
from $654,000 in December. However, the
median price per sq ft dropped to $336 in
January, down from $356 in December.
Average days on market for the closed sales
was 47 in January, down from 55 in December.
On average, homes sold for 98.1% of the asking price. 1/3 of the closed sales were distressed
sales, either short sales or bank owned properties. This is up from 25% in December. 7 of the
44 home sales, or 15%, were over $1 million.
5 BEDROOMS
1 Tamalark Lane
Sun 1-4
J. Rockcliff Realtors
4 BEDROOMS
$1,695,000
977-8965
Dublin
4 BEDROOMS
7870 Galway Court
Sat/Sun 1-4
6593 Spruce Lane
Sun 1-4
Prudentuial CA Realty
$1,688,000
251-2585
$547,000
785-6088
Livermore
4 BEDROOMS
843 Chippewa Way
Sun 1-4
2670 Vernazza Drive
Sun 1-4
$510,000
855-4096
$849,000
855-4121
Pleasanton
2 BEDROOMS
3322 Santa Rita Road
Sun 1-4
Moxley Team
607 Palomino Drive, Unit A
Sat/Sun 1-4
Hometown GMAC
3 BEDROOMS
4022 Francisco Street
Sun 1-4
Moxley Team
$305,000
600-0990
$338,000
352-7307
1012 Bartlett Place
$1,129,950
Sun 1-4
Hometown GMAC
426-3833
3504 Ovella Way
$1,450,000
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
202-6898
2367 E. Ruby Hill Drive
$2,100,000
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
202-6898
3911 Vineyard Avenue
$629,950
Sat 1-4
251-2585
4471 Linda Way
$775,000
Sun 1-4
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202-6898
589 Burger Court
$840,000
Sun 1-4
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846-3755
1839 Begonia Court
$945,000
Sun 1-4
Moxley Team
600-0990
5 BEDROOMS
1075 Shadow Hills Court
Sun 1-4
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9663 Crosby Drive
Sun 1-4
3254 Novara Way
Sun 1-4
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3641 Huff Court
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251-1111
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REAL ESTATE
HOME SALES
SALES AT A GLANCE
This week’s data represents homes sold during January 2010
Dublin
Total sales reported: 13
Lowest sale reported: $285,000
Highest sale reported: $850,000
Average sales reported: $489,154
Livermore
Pleasanton
Highest sale reported: $1,775,000
San Ramon
Source: California REsource
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Dublin
7313 Bower Lane B. & G. Kenny to S. Yeillumahanti
for $305,000
7445 Brigadoon Way Carda Trust to C. Pahl for
$432,500
3465 Dublin Boulevard #127 Toll Dublin Limited to
F. Torres for $382,000
10739 Dulsie Lane A. Kolics to G. Pentony for
$440,000
3640 Finnian Way Harborview Mortgage to S. Zhu
for $350,000
4333 Fitzwilliam Street US Bank to J. Asghar for
$410,000
3782 Hobstone Place J. Yin to B. & S. Gupta for
$850,000
5633 Idlewood Street JP Morgan Chase Bank to
Duncan Trust for $571,000
7072 Newport Court I. Paul to J. & C. Calander for
$415,000
4630 Rimini Court Sorrento at Dublin Ranch to J.
MacKlin for $637,500
5195 South Forestdale Circle Washington Mutual
Bank to P. & R. Patel for $711,000
7808 Tuscany Drive M. & J. Ferreira to C. Kuo for
$285,000
4366 Westport Way S. & T. Gonzalez to L. King for
$570,000
Livermore
1817 Baywood Common S. & R. Fallis to L. Voss for
$399,000
3098 Chateau Way M. Castro to D. & C.
Hatzenbuhler for $453,000
1986 Cornflower Common R. Wagner to S. Silva
for $363,500
2551 Cowan Way GMAC Mortgage to W. & J.
Houston for $805,000
212 Elvira Street R. Gumbs to R. & Y. Chun for
$300,000
6679 Forget Me Not H. Choi to P. Munyasia for
$320,000
871 Hazel Street GMAC Mortgage to T. & C.
Montgomery for $385,000
2498 Livorno Court C. Nguyen to T. Rien for
$790,000
1085 Murrieta Boulevard #209 Wells Fargo Bank
to K. Ng for $85,000
750 Orion Way G. & G. Buchmann to J. Bassett for
$615,000
1612 Prima Drive Petlansky Trust to A. Nanni for
$965,000
527 Rose Street Bear Stearns to K. Martinez for
$286,000
5823 Running Hills Avenue R. Wallace to A.
Ziebarth for $285,000
747 Sunset Drive Hansen Trust to K. & T. Parodi for
$450,000
417 Swan Drive Nather Trust to J. Choe for
$603,500
482 Virginia Drive Y. Cho to D. Olmsted for
$385,500
5436 Windflower Drive Washington Mutual Bank
to G. Sommer for $292,500
1205 Winding Stream Court J. Hopkins to D. & K.
Burns for $432,000
Pleasanton
3248 Arbor Drive Aurora Loan Services to Tonya
Trust for $870,000
1332 Bordeaux Street Aurora Loan Services to D.
Chen for $980,000
4789 Del Valle Parkway S. & P. Meyer to A. & N.
Franklin for $577,000
4496 Desertwood Place P. Wu to S. & B. Wallace
for $705,000
4039 Ghiotti Court T. Rien to A. Lakkreddy for
$438,000
2367 Goldcrest Circle M. Franco to HPM
Investments for $250,000
1657 Holly Circle Seadrift I to G. Manning for
$500,000
4370 Krause Street Wells Fargo Bank to J. Zhong
for $385,000
5422 Montalvo Court K. Vincent to W. Wong for
$475,000
4007 Peregrine Way D. & K. Overcash to V. Marini
for $505,000
1923 Rheem Drive M. Lam to C. Tam for $570,000
1842 Sannita Court First Horizon Home Loans to
M. & J. Quazi for $1,775,000
1008 Sycamore Creek Way Sethna Trust to
Bechtold Trust for $1,400,000
446 Sycamore Road C. Lamb to Mentor Abi Limited
for $905,000
3033 Warrenton Court P. & D. Kirchner to P.
Narasimhalu for $765,000
1962 West Lagoon Road S. Park to Y. Yang for
$945,000
San Ramon
212 Arianna Lane US Bank to A. Nair for $460,000
9784 Broadmoor Drive Harborview Mortgage to M.
Fortayon for $450,000
3763 Crow Canyon Road L. Treadway to M. Turkalj
for $340,000
416 Deerhill Drive M. & M. Deoliveira to W. & H.
Lee for $725,000
9543 Ernwood Street J. McIntire to E. & R.
Hernandez for $595,000
753 Galemeadow Circle M. Morris to R. & S.
Menon for $550,000
9335 Mediar Drive D. & K. Harrison to C. Chen for
$888,000
800 Mornington Court D. Mahaghaes to S. & A.
Yuan for $770,000
100 Pearlgrass Court Wells Fargo Bank to P. Lynch
for $610,000
105 Reflections Drive #17 Morgan Stanley to P. &
M. Maghami for $285,000
275 Reflections Drive #26 US Bank to C. & G. Shih
for $125,000
115 Rodriguez Court Pasternak Trust to F. Wang for
$853,000
4 Rosemary Lane B. Cholasamudram to F. & D.
Zavaliche for $605,000
313 South Overlook Drive #143 J. Debenning to E.
Infald for $270,000
280 Summerford Circle D. Gardner to P. Xu for
$713,000
50 Victory Court JP Morgan Chase Bank to K.
Chidambaram for $625,000
2165 Watermill Road A. Balwant to A. & M. Chen
for $512,500
775 Watson Canyon Court #145 M. Brown to J.
Scott for $286,000
6180 Yardley Lane K. Sulzback to Z. Zhou for
$599,000
Source: California REsource
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8044 Golden Eagle Way
PLEASANTON
GORGEOUS CUSTOM ESTATE
2801 GRAY FOX COURT
PLEASANTON
Designer features throughout w/ extensive use of cherry
wood, stone & more. Level park-like backyard, pool, spa,
lrg grass area. Photos - www.8044GoldenEagle.com
Panoramic views, 1.91 acres of privacy. Resort-like
backyard w/ pool, spa, swim up bar, barbeque, palm
trees. See details: www.2801GrayFox.com
Phyllis Weiner
Phyllis Weiner
925.872.1416
PRESERVE COMMUNIT Y
9663 CROSBY DRIVE
PLEASANTON
925.872.1416
DOWNTOWN LIVING
4524 2ND STREET
PLEASANTON
BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED
DRAMATIC HOME!
833 PIEMONTE DRIVE
PLEASANTON
Drama c street presence! Huge gourmet kit, sauna,
exercise rm, library, 4 fireplaces, 5-car garage. Incomparable 0.70 acres, pool, spa, outdoor kitchen & more.
Diane Gilfether
925.648.5443
1515 HONEYSUCKLE CT
PLEASANTON
Pres gious Golden Eagle Estates home! Beau fully appointed w/ 4 bd, 5 full ba, plus Library, Retreat & Bonus
Room, 4892+/- sq. . w/ pool & spa on over an acre.
Phyllis Weiner
925.872.1416
UPDATED
ENERGY EFFICIENT
3355 TOURIGA DR
PLEASANTON
774 SYLVANER DR
PLEASANTON
This stunningly beau ful, totally custom home is located
on the desirable West side of Pleasanton. The finest
materials and workmanship.
Stunning remodel on desireable 2nd St. Walk to all that
downtown Pleasanton has to offer. Custom Cherry Cab’s.
Granite Slab. S/S appliances. Harwood floors thru-out.
Highly energy efficient turn key home. Mostly everything
has been updated or replaced in the last year. 4Bd, 2.5Ba
45K solar system w/ no energy bill. Vintage Hills
Huge family room with vaulted ceiling, kit cabinets/counters updated, French doors, 2 fireplaces, enormous yard,
separate living & dining rooms. Possible side yard access.
Phyllis Weiner
Todd E. MarƟnez
Jared Higgins
Diane Sass
925.872.1416
WALK TO DOWNTOWN
3911 VINEYARD AVE
PLEASANTON
925.784.7000
W E L L M A I N TA I N E D
3771 PLATT CT N
PLEASANTON
925.855.4178
T WO S TUNNING ES TATES
MORGAN TERRITORY RD
LIVERMORE
925.583.2168
RUBY HILL ESTATE
655 EAST VINEYARD AVENUE
LIVERMORE
Contemporary living. One the the most upgraded homes
you’ll find for the price. Hand scraped hickory flooring,
crown molding, maple cabinetrty, granite counters.
Fantas c opportunity for large, 4-bedroom home in established Pleasanton neighborhood. This property has
been well-maintained, with an updated kitchen.
Two beau ful custom Estates on a 92 acres. Main
house is a 4 bd, 3.5 ba, approx. 9378 sq , 12 car garage.
2nd house is a 3 bdrm, 4 bath, approx. 3000sq .
Fabulous 20+ acre parcel w/ 8090 +/- sq custom home.
14.8 acres of income producing Chardonnay grapes. Part
of Ruby Hill Vineyard Estates.
Phyllis Weiner
Greg Fielding
Taso Tsakos
Carol Cline, CRS
925.872.1416
V I N E S & H I L L S GALOR E
3615 CALDEIRA
LIVERMORE
925.855.4029
L ARG E COR NE R LOT
2670 VERNAZZA DR
LIVERMORE
925.648.4199
SPARKLING POOL
2670 VERNAZZA DR
925.648.5415
FIVE BEDROOMS
LIVERMORE
4263 Cornell Way
LIVERMORE
Custom built estate surrounded by your own Pe te
Sirah vineyard. Enjoy magnificent views filled with vines
& hills galore.
Custom paint, beau ful hrdwd flrs, granite ktchn counters w/full granite bcksplsh, ss appliances, surround
sound & more! Desirable Vinsanto neighborhood!
Very Nice Home, GREAT loca on next to park. New le
floors in Family Room and Kitchen. Formal Dining room,
open floor plan. Side Yard Access for RV or boat.
Spacious, light & airy home w/ FIVE bedrooms in a great
neighborhood near Livermore Lab! New kitchen, new
bathrooms, Pergo floors, Italian le fireplace w/ insert.
Peggy Cortez
Taso Tsakos
Vickie & Bill Keller
Karen Wilson-Fontaine
925.648.5454
UPDATED BEAUTY
1257 Gonzaga Ct
LIVERMORE
925.648.4199
CONTEMPORARY
7870 GALWAY CT
DUBLIN
925.583.2182
MEDITERRANEAN S T YLE
7810 BLOOMFIELD TER
DUBLIN
925.583.2171
BRAIRHILL
11391 CRESTA LN
DUBLIN
Updated kitchen cabinets, recessed ligh ng, crown
moulding, new roof, dual pane windows, 6 panel doors,
mirrored closet doors, hardwood floors & le.
New custom, top of the line features incl.; solid quartz
counters, glass mosaic, designer fireplace, Wolf appliances, home theater w/wet bar, steam shower & more!
Completely remodeled with high end upgrades. AGA
gourment stove, Sub-Zero Frig, Stone stairs, Bonus
Room, Farmers sink, Cherry plank floors throughout.
Great floorplan with room to grow. Tile roof, hardwood
floors, new carpet, new appliances & great views from the
Master Bedroom. Located in the Western Dublin foothills.
Phyllis Weiner
SuseƩe Clark-Walker
925.583.2182
925.872.1416
925.583.2182
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925.461.3316
925-461-3316
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925.699.4236
925-699-4236
Opportunity of a Lifetime
Offered at: $,,
Twenty Acres of Ruby Hill Vineyard Views
Whether you are looking for a private retreat, a space to create family memories or a fabulous
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There are 6 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, and 5 fireplaces. This designer owned dream home has been infused with
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1436 IRONGATE CT. PLEASANTON
IRONWOOD ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD
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4,995SF. LOT COURT LOCATION,
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1839 BEGONIA CT. PLEASANTON
CHARTER OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD
4022 FRANCISCO ST. PLEASANTON
JENSEN/AMADOR NEIGHBORHOOD
3322 SANTA RITA RD. PLEASANTON
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925.600.0990
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925-462-SOLD
WWW.TIMMCGUIRE.NET
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1,696+/- sq. ft. on 7,200+/- sq. ft. lot.
Hardwood floors new 40 year roof, windows,
furnace, A/C, walking distance to K-12 schools.
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in Original Country Fair,
2,853+/- sq. ft. on 13,000+/- sq. ft. lot.
Remodeled throughout, pool/spa.
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The latest from The 680 Blog
Low Down Payment Buyers Getting Outgunned
The real estate market in Pleasanton continues to sizzle,
especially in the lower price ranges. While this is good news
for the local economy and home sellers, it has created difficult
conditions for many buyers who have smaller down payments.
Indeed, buyers who are looking to put 3.5% down (typical
FHA down payment), or even 10% down are often getting
passed over when making offers when there are competing offers, especially on newer homes.
While everyone supports the idea of making home ownership accessible to first time buyers and buyers who need low
down payment financing, the reality is that they are getting
out gunned during multiple offer presentations… sometimes
badly. Often, they feel like they are bringing a squirt gun to a
knife fight.
For sellers, the dynamics are different. In most cases, they
want certainty. Sellers usually are looking for the best price
with the least amount of hassle. The general consensus (fair or
not) is that buyers with higher down payments, or all cash buyers in the extreme, are a much surer bet in terms of certainty.
So, what if you are an FHA buyer, and you want to buy a
house? Here are some things you can do:
1. Get FULLY PRE-APPROVED with a local, reputable
lender who has the ability to get the appraisal ordered rapidly.
This would allow you to shorten the time for the loan and
appraisal contingency. The shorter the time you keep the seller
waiting to see if the loan is going to go through, the better the
chance you will get the house
2. Be smart about the houses you pursue. Right now, unless
things change (and they often do), you are not likely to be able
to purchase a newer house. There is just too much competition
for prime newer homes in good neighborhoods. Instead, focus
>>Go to www.680homes.com to read the rest of this article.
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Office
925.251.1111
Direct
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OPEN SUN 1-4
Newer luxury 5 BR, 4 BTH
single story home on prime
.31 Acre cul-de-sac lot with
hardwood floors, granite/
cherry/stainless kit, and more!
JUST LISTED
$1,399,900
JUST LISTED
COMING SOON
$1,699,000
1075 Shadow Hills Ct
Luxury 2 BR, 2 ½ BTH townhouse with hardwood floors,
upgraded designer kitchen,
vaulted ceiling, dramatic living
room with fireplace, private yard
with patio, and 2 car garage.
Fabulous luxury home featuring
6 BR plus bonus room & office,
5 ½ BTHS, granite & stainless
kitchen, dramatic living areas,
and private .41 Acre lot with
sparkling pool!
Spacious upgraded home
in West Pleasanton on culde-sac. 4 BR, 3 BTH with
upgraded granite kitchen,
new carpeting, and a prime
location backing to greenbelt
with views of the ridge
$838,800
JUST SOLD
Ruby Hill 4 BR, 3 BTH home
with hardwood floors on prime
1/3 Acre cul-de-sac lot with pool!
PENDING SALE
$880,000
$429,500
Spacious 1 BR condo in luxury
complex shows like a model!
Granite kitchen, designer paint
and carpeting, spacious living
room with cozy fireplace, and
private patio backs to creek with
no rear neighbors! $215,000
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BRIDLE CREEK
THE PRESERVE
PENDING
VENTANA HILLS
PENDING
806 SYCAMORE CREEK WAY, PLEASANTON
6229 DETJEN COURT, PLEASANTON
925 SHERMAN WAY, PLEASANTON
Highly upgraded Hillstar Model on premium .35 acre lot. Expansive
views of Pleasanton Ridge. Faces open space. Highly upgraded with
beautiful front and rear grounds. Includes in-ground pool and spa.
Built by Greenbriar Homes in 2002. Five bedrooms, plus guest
suite and bonus room, 5 bathrooms. Approximately 4,455 square
feet. Gourmet kitchen with granite countertops. Crown molding,
plantation shutters, and custom built-ins. Close to Downtown,
Castlewood Country Club, Oak Hills Shopping Center, and Mission
Hills Park. OFFERED AT $1,549,000
Wow! Beautiful and priced to sell. This upgraded home in the
desirable Preserve community on a private .68 acre (29,506 square
foot) estate lot. This beautifully landscaped property backs to open
space. Enjoy the views of the surrounding open land and the quiet
court location. Four bedrooms, bonus room, private office, 4.5
baths, approximate total square footage 4,689. Fully integrated
home sound system with individual multi-source, multi-zone audio
selection key pads. Furniture negotiable.
OFFERED AT $1,495,000
Don’t miss this Gibson model in desirable Ventana Hills. Five
bedrooms, 5th is bonus, three bathrooms. Approximately 3,179
square feet. Lot size is 9452 (.21 acre lot), with large side yards.
Located on quiet street. Private rear yard backs to single level home.
New carpet throughout. New exterior paint. Three fireplaces.
Walk to great neighborhood park and Main Street Downtown
Pleasanton!
OFFERED AT $1,095,000
HACIENDA MOBILE HOME PARK
GREY EAGLE ESTATES
BRIDLE CREEK
SOLD
SOLD
3231 VINEYARD AVENUE #29, PLEASANTON
4 EAGLET COURT, PLEASANTON
827 SUNNY BROOK WAY, PLEASANTON
Newer mobile home built in 2004. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths,
approximately 1,300 square feet. Central heat and air, cathedral
ceilings, separate dining room, dual glazed low E windows. Front
porch, custom shed, covered driveway, extended 7/10 year warranty.
Best priced newer mobile home available in Pleasanton.
OFFERED AT $145,000
Experience breathtaking panoramic views from this secluded hilltop
home, located in the gated community of Grey Eagle Estates. This
beautiful private estate (1.36 acre lot), features 5,460 square feet of
living space with five bedrooms, AuPair/Guest Room (4th) and four
and a half baths. Large downstairs bonus room and private office
(5th). The remodeled gourmet kitchen and master bath. Extensive
basement storage area and separate wine cellar. Marble and
hardwood flooring. Separate pool house with pool/spa/waterfall/
kitchen/bathroom. Tile roof. Four car garage. Don’t miss this one!
SOLD FOR $1,975,000
Single level in Bridle Creek on .26 acre premium view lot. Built by
Greenbriar Homes in 2001. Beautiful views of Pleasanton Ridge.
Private rear yard with built in pool and spa. Beautifully landscaped.
Five bedrooms, four bathrooms. Gourmet kitchen with granite
countertops. Crown molding and plantation shutters. Close
to Downtown, Castlewood Country Club, Oak Hills Shopping
Center, and Mission Hills Park.
SOLD FOR $1,255,000
CARLTON PLACE
SAN LEANDRO
VENTANA HILLS
SOLD
1312 CARLTON PLACE, LIVERMORE
Beautiful upgraded Livermore home located on premium .41 acre
lot. Views of Mt. Diablo. Beautifully landscaped grounds, private
rear yard with built in pool and spa. Four bedrooms, bonus area,
private office, three bathrooms. Approximately 3,680 square feet.
Upgraded kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel
appliances. Crown molding and plantation shutters. Bamboo wood
floors and 20” custom tile flooring. Three car garage. Concrete tile
roof. Minutes from Livermore Valley wineries.
SOLD FOR $825,000
SOLD
1307 WAYNE, PLEASANTON
Five bedroom, three bath home. Approximately 1,795 square feet.
Great for larger family! Separate living and family rooms. Central
heat. New carpet. Newer dual pane windows. Private rear yard with
fruit trees, newer perimeter fencing and new rear deck. Two car
garage*.
*May not meet the technical size requirement for a two car garage.
SOLD FOR $430,000
PLEASANTON 900 Main Street
SOLD
1141 LUND RANCH ROAD, PLEASANTON
Don’t miss this beautiful Gibson model in desirable Ventana Hills.
Premium (.34 acre) lot backs to open space. Five bedrooms, fifth
bedroom can be bonus, three bathrooms. Approximately 3,179
square feet. Upgraded kitchen with granite. Custom travertine
tile flooring, new carpet throughout. Beautiful professionally
landscaped grounds with Heritage Oak tree. In-ground pool and
spa. Walk to neighborhood park and downtown!
SOLD FOR $1,240,000

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